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Winchester to hold Recovery & Remembrance Candlelight Vigil

Steven Kent, co-owner of Insight Recovery Treatment Center in Winchester, speaks to a crowd of residents at the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community’s first Recovery & Remembrance Candlelight Vigil, held on the town common on Sept. 30, 2025. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTO/RICHARD HOWARD

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The following was submitted by the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community:

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community will hold a Recovery & Remembrance Candlelight Vigil on the Common, beginning at 6 p.m. on the town common.

Please join the Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community in gathering to celebrate the recovery community and to remember those who have passed but are not forgotten.

A display on the town common to remember those who have passed and are struggling with substance abuse. WINCHESTER NEWS STAFF PHOTO/TAVISHI CHATTOPADHYAY

Speakers at the event include:

• State Rep. Michael Day

• Steve Kent, Inside Recovery, local provider

• Barrie Brian, Town of Winchester recovery coach

• Sal Caraviello, counselor

• Others who will share lived experiences

Candles of hope will be lit for those in the community and surrounding communities that are struggling with substance abuse.

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